A question for the carb conscious who are reading this

[geminigirl]

One of the ways that some people suggest dealing with PCOS is a low carb/low glycemic index diet. My doctor isn't one who pushes that as a prime treatment-his feeling is "do what makes you feel and function best." And that's a great thing to be told, but what feels best for me is to be mindful of carbs, though not necessarily sticking to a pure low carb diet. What I've discovered since starting the Metformin is that if I'm not attentive to that, I end up really sleepy.

I can do okay with meals...that's not much of a problem. I'm having trouble with snacks, and I know I need to plan at least one, rather substantial afternoon snack, in order to take the meds with. So, what are some of your favorite low carb/low gi snacks?

I have few limitations...primarily, it's just limiting/avoiding soy. Suggestions?

Comments

[mskathy.livejournal.com]

Oh, and cottage cheese - it has a good amount of protein and I really love the taste. If you're not so fond, whiz it in the blender with some vanilla and pour on top of fruit.

I've also started buying bulk nuts and making a homemade trail mix on the weekends so that we always have a quick and easy snack in case someone is starving (or if we just want to munch).

Triscuits are whole grain, love those with the laughing cow light cheese.

[geminigirl]

I can't cope with the texture of cottage cheese for some reason. But, I love ricotta. I haven't checked the nutrition label on that lately, but if it works, I should think about that with berries, or something.

[sweet-tea79.livejournal.com]

Go for the light ricotta. Whole milk is probably more calories than you want, fat-free milk ricotta is crap (fat-free milk in general is crap), but light ricotta is pretty darn tasty in my book.